Until recently, the thymus was thought to be of little use beyond puberty, but new research has shown that radiation to the ...

Commercial baby foods in spouted pouches—intended to boost nutritional intake from the age of 6 months onward—are often more ...

Immune checkpoint blockade is a form of cancer treatment that works by releasing the natural brakes on the immune system, ...

Rhabdomyosarcomas are a rare form of cancer; however, the disease is responsible for about 60% of all soft-tissue sarcomas in ...

In a new study published in Nature Communications, Boston Children's Hospital researchers identified a new target responsible ...

Premature ovarian insufficiency affects up to 3.5% of women and is an important cause of female infertility. However, in most ...

There is a widespread belief that people with autism are less empathetic. In other words, that they are less able to put ...

Patients with sickle cell disease are often hesitant to undergo transformative gene therapy—the current lengthy process ...

Poor sleep quality has been linked to cognitive decline, neurodegeneration and Alzheimer's disease in older adults. A new ...

Results of the NRG Oncology NRG-GU005 clinical study comparing stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) with moderately ...

Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disorder characterized by difficulties with social interaction, restricted ...

Inspired by the work of the RNA Therapeutics Institute at UMass Chan Medical School and the development of the COVID vaccine, ...